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Washington: The Real No-Spin Zone
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A broad and enduring belief holds that strategic politicians are often able to reframe issues when existing issue definitions are working to their disadvantage. Both scholars and journalists have written extensively about the process by which clever advocates push new frames that alter the way in which an issue is understood. The best known example of this is the reframing of late term abortions as “partial birth abortions.” We test this basic proposition, drawing on a large-scale study of Washington policymaking. Specifically, we utilize more than 300 interviews conducted for 98 separate cases to measure the frequency of reframing. We monitored these 98 issues over time from our initial interviews to a follow-up interview 18-24 months later. Our conclusion is that full or partial reframing is exceedingly rare. Three broad lines of reasoning provide a framework for understanding why reframing is so uncommon. In turn we discuss explanations relating to resources, political realities, and beliefs. We conclude by arguing that initial frames tend to be stable and over time debate revolves around the core, not the surface of issues. |
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| Berry, Jeffrey. "Washington: The Real No-Spin Zone" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Hyatt Regency Chicago and the Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers, Chicago, IL, Aug 30, 2007 <Not Available>. 2011-06-09 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p211837_index.html> |
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| Berry, J. M. , 2007-08-30 "Washington: The Real No-Spin Zone" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Hyatt Regency Chicago and the Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers, Chicago, IL Online <PDF>. 2011-06-09 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p211837_index.html |
Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Abstract: Washington: The Real No-Spin Zone
Abstract
A broad and enduring belief holds that strategic politicians are often able to reframe issues when existing issue definitions are working to their disadvantage. Both scholars and journalists have written extensively about the process by which clever advocates push new frames that alter the way in which an issue is understood. The best known example of this is the reframing of late term abortions as “partial birth abortions.” We test this basic proposition, drawing on a large-scale study of Washington policymaking. Specifically, we utilize more than 300 interviews conducted for 98 separate cases to measure the frequency of reframing. We monitored these 98 issues over time from our initial interviews to a follow-up interview 18-24 months later. Our conclusion is that full or partial reframing is exceedingly rare. Three broad lines of reasoning provide a framework for understanding why reframing is so uncommon. In turn we discuss explanations relating to resources, political realities, and beliefs. We conclude by arguing that initial frames tend to be stable and over time debate revolves around the core, not the surface of issues. |
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| Washington: The Real No-Spin Zone Jeffrey M. Berry Tufts University jeffrey.berry@tufts.edu Frank R. Baumgartner Penn State University frankb@psu.edu Marie Hojnacki Penn State University marieh@psu.edu David C. Kimball University of Missouri St. Louis dkimball@umsl.edu Beth L. Leech Rutgers University leech@polisci.rutgers.edu Prepared for delivery at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association August 30th-September 2nd 2007 Chicago Illinois. Abstract A broad and enduring belief holds that strategic politicians are often able to reframe issues when existing issue definitions are |
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